The Bureaucracy - Part 1

6 Questions | By Roland Wang | Updated: Mar 19, 2022 | Attempts: 325

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Questions based on readings from the Bureaucracy chapter 10 packet page 207 to page 211.

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1.

Which of the following is not an example of governmental bureaucratic agencies?
- A.
  
  Cabinet
- B.
  
  Independent executive agencies
- C.
  
  Budgetary agencies
- D.
  
  Government corporations
- E.
  
  Regulatory agencies
2.

The primary functions of a bureaucracy includes which of the following?I. distinct division of laborII. control of part-time employmentIII. allocation of responsibilityIV. supervision chainV. autonomous career
- A.
  
  I only
- B.
  
  III only
- C.
  
  I and III only
- D.
  
  II and IV only
- E.
  
  I, IV, and V only
3.

The bureaucracy is accountable to which of the following?I. the mediaII. interest groupsIII. their superiorsIV. branches of government
- A.
  
  III only
- B.
  
  IV only
- C.
  
  I, III, and IV only
- D.
  
  II, III, and IV only
- E.
  
  All of the above
4.

All of the following is true about the regulatory agencies except
- A.
  
  Executive agencies
- B.
  
  Alphabet agencies
- C.
  
  Quasi judicial
- D.
  
  Independent regulatory agencies
- E.
  
  Quasi legislative
5.

According to the German sociologist Max Weber's bureaucratic theory, bureaucracy should be
- A.
  
  Consist of extensive rules in which the hierarchy utilizes patronage
- B.
  
  A hierarchy of authority with specializations and rules based on merit
- C.
  
  A unity and chain of command in which centralization is placed on administrations
- D.
  
  Include line and staff control and span control by trusted sources
- E.
  
  Impersonal in which the selection process is fair
6.

Which of the following is not a limit placed on federal bureaucracy?
- A.
  
  Review process whether within or in court to appeal agency decision
- B.
  
  Office of Management and Budget and the General Accounting Office
- C.
  
  Congress's legislative intent, congressional oversight, and restrictions on appropriations
- D.
  
  Interest groups, political parties, private sectors, and such media checks
- E.
  
  The Administrative Procedure Act of 1946, defining policy and its agencies as well as their procedures